South Africa batter Aiden Markram and West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews have been introduced because the winners of the ICC Males’s and Ladies’s Participant of the Month awards for June 2025.
Markram gained the boys’s award forward of team-mate Kagiso Rabada and Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka for his for Participant of the Match effort within the ICC World Check Championship (WTC) Last towards Australia at Lord’s.
The 30-year-old opener struck a stable 136 off 207 balls and featured in a 147-run third wicket stand with captain Temba Bavuma in a profitable chase of 282. The five-wicket victory helped South Africa win an ICC Title for the primary time because the Champions Trophy in 1998. Markram additionally picked up a wicket every within the two innings.
Matthews, who has beforehand gained the awards in November 2021, October 2023 and April 2024, edged South Africa’s Tazmin Brits and compatriot Afy Fletcher to grow to be solely the second participant to win the award 4 instances after Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner.
The West Indies skipper scored 104 runs within the three ODIs towards South Africa, which included a half-century within the third match. She additionally grabbed 4 wickets within the collection. Her fantastic run continued within the subsequent 2-1 T20I collection win. She was named Participant of the Collection for her two fifties in an mixture of 147 runs and two wickets.
Markram stated: “It’s a privilege to obtain this award. To contribute to an ICC World Check Championship win for our crew and South Africa is one thing meaning quite a bit to me.
“Profitable the ultimate at Lord’s is a historic second for South African cricket, and it’s one thing we’ll all keep in mind endlessly. This victory was solely doable because of the mixed efforts of your complete crew, with essential contributions from KG (Kagiso Rabada) and Tembs (Temba Bavuma).”
Matthews stated: “It’s an honour to obtain the Participant of the Month award once more. I’ve been happy with my kind just lately, however extra importantly, it’s been nice to contribute to the crew’s success—particularly in a hard-fought T20I collection towards South Africa.
“Recognition like that is appreciated, however my focus stays on what’s forward. There’s much more I need to obtain, each personally and with this crew. We’re on course, and I’m enthusiastic about the place we are able to go from right here.”
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